Connecticut Senatorial Fight Gathers Taft Support Behind Hill
New Haven report outlines Ebenezer J. Hill's bid to succeed Brandegee in the U S Senate. Hill gains from strong banking and tariff credentials, staunch Taft alignment, and support from J Henry Roraback's machine. Brandegee faces limited backing outside New Haven papers as campaigns intensify.
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Lilley
Washington
Con
Judge Robertson
New Haven
Connecticut
Ebenezer J. Hill
Congress
United States
Frank B. Brandegee
New London
O. H. Platt
Hill
Taft
Chicago
Brandegea
Stete
Mr. Brandeges
Bulkeley
Gates
Itford
Hawley
Fairfield
Frank Healey
Hartford County
Sprague
Tolland County
Windham
Brandegee
Fyler
Torrington
Brandagee
Cané
Hil
Wars and Means
Senate
McKinless
Frendegee
New Haven Journal Courier
Prandegee
House
McLean
Castro arrival stirs Santander flutter as officials prepare
Santander reports a flutter over President Castro's expected arrival with foreign correspondents and Venezuelan diplomats in town. Officials plan a modest welcome as Castro likely disembarks from the Guadeloupe and may head toward Berlin via Barcelona and Genoa to avoid issues at the French frontier. Paris warns Castro cannot land in Bordeaux except to cross France for treatment and would face expulsion if measures against French subjects in Venezuela persist. France would permit urgent surgery only at Bordeaux.
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Santander
Castro
F. A. Risquez
Madrid
Mendoza
Liverpool
Guadeloupe
Berlin
Barcelona
Genoa
Paris
Bordeaux
France
Venezuela
Venezuelans Doubt Paris Reports On Castro Landing
Venezuelans in this city discussed Paris news aboard the Guadeloupe bound for Bordeaux. They doubted any official French demand for Castro’s apology to M. Taigny and argued Castro travels as a private citizen, not bound by Caracas. France could bar Castro as an undesirable alien.
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Paris
Castro
Guadeloupe
Bordeaux
France
M. Taigny
Caracas
Gomez
Venezuela
Steinheil murder case interpellation postponed in Deputies
Paris December seventh the planned interpellation by M Berry in the Chamber of Deputies was delayed at the request of Justice Minister M Briand. He said the government’s judicial system is at work and lawmakers should not interfere. Berry argued the public deserves full facts of the case and justice for all, not just the influential.
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Paris
Steinheil
Chamber of Deputies
M. Berry
M Briand
Germany's Chancellor defines policy in speech to Reichstag
Berlin dispatch reports Chancellor von Bi llow defending Germany's foreign policy amid Balkan and Far East crises. He cites ties with Japan and the open door, notes prior Anglo German understandings, and supports Austria Hungary. He warns about US trade strains and urges prudent navy and airship outlays.
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Berlin
von Bilow
Reichstag
Germany
Europe
France
Great Britain
Far East
Japan
Persians Rising Seize Meshed Government Offices
London dispatch reports Persian Nationalists in Meshed have routed the garrison and seized government offices. Fresh disturbances traced to Hamadan Kermanshah and Talish, with Teheran noted as the origin of the report.
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London
Times
Teheran
Meshed
Persia
Hamadan
Kermanshah
Talish
Russia aides Balkans as Iswolsky delays statement in Douma
The Russian Foreign Minister’s reply to Balkan and Austrian questions hints at no direct support for annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and urges compensation if needed. Russia backs Balkan alliance talks and warns Serbia and Montenegro against provocative steps. An international conference could offer an exit for Austria. The Russo Italian accord rests on mutual disinterest in the Balkans and Turkey's territorial integrity.
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St. Petersburg
Austria
M. Iswolsky
Douma
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Russia
Balkan
Turkey
Austria-Hungary
Servia
Montenegro
Balkans
Austria Feels Drift Toward War Despite Ambition to Avoid It
A Vienna dispatch to The Times on December 8 reports growing belief that Austria risks war, though neither the Emperor nor the people seek it. Observers think replacing Baron von Aehrenthal would ease tensions and possibly avert conflict.
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London
Times
Vienna
Austria
Baron von Aehrenthal
Turks Spread Boycott In Constantinople Crisis
Vienna reports the anti Austrian boycott in Constantinople expanding with about five thousand Turkish firms added to boycott committees. Rumors persist that Baron von Ahrenthal may resign as Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister. Newspapers urge an agreement with Turkey over costly mobilization, with the Neues Wiener Journal noting a choice between his removal and war.
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Vienna
Constantinople
Baron von Ahrenthal
Turkey
Neues Wiener
Baron von Achrenthal
President Gomezs Cabinet Names for Cuba
Havana dispatch lists the proposed Cuban cabinet: Justo Garcia Vallez as Secretary of State, Pelayo Garcia as Secretary of Justice, Meruelino Diaz de Villegas as Secretary of the Treasury, Eusebio Hernandez as Secretary of Government, Ortelio Follo as Secretary of Agriculture, Gamon Mesa as Secretary of Public Instruction, Benito Lagarela as Secretary of Public Works, and Nicolas Alberdi as Secretary of Sanitation. A Havana women’s group circulates a petition urging Governor Magoon to bar women from government offices and transfer current female-held posts to men with dependent families.
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Justo Garcia Velez
Pelayo Garcia
Meruelino Diaz DE Villegas
Eusebio Hernandez
Ortelio Follo
Gamon Mesa
Benito Lagarela
Nicolas Alberdi
Havana
Magoon
Powers of Persian Council Defined in Tehran Statutes
The newly formed Persian Council will have broad powers including proposing adopting and supervising legislation and overseeing government departments. It will consist of fifty members thirty two nobles and eighteen merchants all appointed by the Shah and serving two years. Major questions may be referred to the Shah and no official may serve on the council to ensure independence.
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Teheran
Record Price Paid for Bryant First Edition at Auction
George D. Smith paid 285 dollars for a first edition of William Cullen Bryant The White-footed Deer and Other Poems at Anderson Auction Rooms. He also bought a Japan paper copy of New Amsterdam New Orange New York for 42 dollars and six volumes of The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America for 260 dollars. The total for the session reached 7500 dollars as the sale continues today and tomorrow.
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George D. Smith
Anderson Auction Company
William Cullen Bryant
Mr. Smith
Japan
New Amsterdam
New Orange
New York
William Loring Andrews
North America
John J. Audubon
John Bachman
Alliance Denial Emphasis Over British Russian Pact Rumors
Paris reports Berlin dispatches claiming Britain and Russia were near a formal alliance were officially denied. The notice clarifies no such agreement exists at this time.
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Paris
Berlin
Great Britain
Russia
Hains trial set to begin Monday in Flushing Supreme Court
T Jenkins Hains and his brother Captain Peter C Hains face trial for the killing of William E Annis before Justice Crane. The DA will close the case before year end. Captain Hains's mental state is reportedly improving and he may testify for his brother. The judge denied a motion to set aside the extra panel of talesmen.
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T. Jenkins Hains
Peter C. Hains
William E. Annis
Justice Crane
Flushing
Crane
Talesmen
Hains
City bids set lighting costs for next year unchanged
Commissioner O'Brien announced bids for city lighting show near steady costs. Electric arc lamps 450 kilowatts priced at about current levels with 5 838 lamps. 5 000 lamps at 100 dollars yearly. 7 500 lamps total at 95 dollars per lamp. Double lamps 130 dollars. incandescent 2250 annually with potential cuts due to bid forms. Public building power remains six cents per kilowatt hour. New tungsten lamps cost 28 dollars in Manhattan, about 4 dollars in Queens Richmond and The Bronx, with Riverside Drive usage noted.
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O'Brien
Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity
Edison Company
Riverside Drive
Queens
Richmont
Bronx
Manhattan
Richmond
William M Aiken Dead Former Treasury Architect
William Martin Aiken former supervising architect of the United States Treasury Department and later Manhattan consulting architect died yesterday in New York Hospital after an operation. He was fifty three. He helped design Philadelphia mints until Denver and remodeled interiors of the City Hall and County Courthouse in his city. Congressional Humor by the author of Letters from New Congressman's Wife in next Sunday's Tribune.
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William Martin Aiken
United States Treasury Department
Manhattan
New York Hospital
Aiken
Athena
Philadephia
Tenver
City Hall
County Court House
Eit
Nest Sunday
Tribune
National Democratic Tule Elects Seven Governors Last Night
John W Keller and six others were elected governors of the National Democratic Tule. Their terms run until December with J. Lewis Lyon succeeding John K. Trinlop as the new governor. The board will meet tonight to elect officers and consider re election for President Joln Tor. Shorty McCabe is noted as a philanthropist to two millionaires. See Sewell Ford's story in Sunday's Tribune.
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John W. Keller
Jobin J. Scannell
James Shevlin
Thomas I. Fellner
Theodore W. Myers
Stephen Farrelly
J. Lewis Lyon
National Democratic Tule
Mr. Lyon
John KK. Trinlop
Board of Governors
Tr.aight
Gener
Joln Tor
Shorty McCabe
Sewell Ford
Simon Seizes Haitian Palace as North Forces Mobilize
General Simon, backed by troops, took possession of the national palace in Port-au-Prince amid cheers. He awaits several revolutionary leaders before naming a cabinet, with General Fouchard tipped for finance and General Firmin likely to Paris. The US cruiser Tacoma sailed to St Marc and Gonaives amid tensions, while Poidevin's forces in Gonaives guard against unrest. The new ministry forms slowly as the precarious economy relies on nickel coins worth two million zourde.
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Port-au-Prince
Simon
National Palace
Alphonse
Antenor Firmin
Fouchard
Firmin
Paris
United States
Tacoma
St. Marc
Gonaives
Poidevin
Alexis
Department of
North
National Assembly
Keiran Led Fidelity Fund Case Amid Church Lending Scandals
The receiver alleges churches lost large bonuses and lent funds to Mr Keiran knowable as Fidelity Fund ing Company property. Recoveries total about 500000 with capital under subscribed. Notable figures include Leslie M Shaw and Ambrose Petry. Reorganization failed, Keiran remained executive head and sought to rehabilitate the firm while traveling to major cities to secure assets.
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Keiran
Fidelity Funding Company
Leslie M. Shaw
the Treasury
Carnegie Trust Company
Shaw
Duncan H. Sill
Ambrose Petry
Warships Ordered to Gonaives to Protect Interests
Washington dispatches mention the Dolphin now in Central American waters is sent to Gonaives amid unsettled conditions. The cruiser Des Moines, previously at Port-au-Prince, has departed for a cruise stopping at Gonaives and St. Mare to safeguard American interests.
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Washington
Gonaives
Dolphin
Des Moines
Port-au-Prince
St. Mare
Funding bonds held by United States Mortgage and Trust Co
Funding Company's bonds held by the United States Mortgage and Trust Company and others totaling about $500,900 in concess.
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The
United States Mortgage and Trust Company
Denials by P J Kieran on Fidelity Funding affairs
P J Kieran former head of Fidelity Funding Company denies Gilver claims about the firm. He asserts a 460 surplus, assets at 3.06 percent liabilities at 350 002, and rejects secreted books, cross ownership of funds, and heavy bank bonuses. He says Father Fletcher was not a director and loans never exceeded a fraction of appraised value.
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Washington
P. J. Kieran
Fidelity Funding Company
Gilver
Iie
Kieran
Gilrey
Father Fletcher
Baltimore
No Money Lost in Chicago In Keiran Financing
Telegraph reports that Fidelity Funding Company head P. J. Keiran operated in Chicago but no Catholic groups are expected to lose funds. The notable deal involved De Paul University, then St. Vincent College, securing 3000 for building purposes. University reps say mortgage security was sold in New York, with about 3600 realized on the original loan. A priest recalls dealings began when St. Vincent’s became De Paul University and notes keiran’s notoriety.
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The
Tribune
Chicago
P. J. Keiran
Fidelity Funding Company
de Pauw University
St. Vincents College
New York
St. Vincent's College
de Paul University
Keiran
Cleveland Churches Deny Ties to Fidelity Funding Failure
Officials of Catholic churches in Cleveland said they would not be involved in the Fidelity Funding Company collapse. St Thomas Aquinas borrowed 1 0 from a Pittsburgh bank via P J Keiran. Keiran did business with Euclid Avenue Savings and Trust Company in Cleveland, the bank assignee. A certificate of deposit for 0 0 0 was issued to Keiran, who promised to obtain a New York deposit to cover it, but no record was entered until the deposit arrived. Keiran failed to obtain the New York deposit.
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Cleveland
Fidelity Funding Company
New York
St. Thomas Aquinas
Pittsburg
P. J. Keiran
Keiran
Euclid Avenue Savings and Trust Company
Leveland
Ketran
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Mr. Hill
Hartford
Senator Bulkeley
Bran- Gegee
Mr. Bulkeley
Brooker
Hull
J. Henry Roraback
Canaan
State Central Committee
M. Briand
Post
Baron Marschall von Bieberstein
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Prince von Biilow
Count von Kanitz
America
von Ahrenthal
José Miguel Gomez
Persian Council
Bryant
William M. Aiken
NEW Democratic Club
Ssimon
MR. Colby
Milwaukee
Nauvoo
St. Louis
New Willard Hotel
Fidelity
Euclid Avenue Bank
Reed & Barton CO. Silvermiths and Jewelers
Fifth Avenue
Cor 32Nd Street
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